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Basford Hurst Cottage Photography Location

Paul came back to Basford Hurst Cottage to shoot with Ashleigh Rae on a really inspiring and creative film project!!!

Pre comms with Paul were as always great, he arrived on time with everything he needed and after a good chat and catch up in the kitchen him and Ashleigh began shooting. Paul is great fun to have around and always respectful of the location and the model - He even provided Ashleigh with hand warmers as they spent a lot of time shooting outside in our woodland area!!

We would of course highly reccomend Paul once again and we look forward to welcoming him back to Basford again soon!! Thank you Paul!!

Basford Hurst Cottage Photography Location

Paul contacted me about a shoot at Basford a while ago and finally the day came for his shoot with Ashleigh Rae. Paul's pre communication was great, he arrived on time with everything he needed for the day.

Paul is really easy to talk to and an incredibly creative photographer. He brought many new ideas to Basford, shooting with some amazing lighting set ups, whilst always being respectful of our location throughout the day.

I have absolutely no hesitation to recommend Paul, and, I really hope to welcome him back to Basford again soon!! Thank you Paul!!

Summers Abroad

I think it’s pretty obvious from my previous references that I’m biased at this point haha - but Paul still remains one of our favourite humans!

Absolute legend and always look forward to hosting him! Roll on September and October :D

If you have the opportunity to work with him grab it - you’d be a fool not to!!!

Summers Abroad

Ahhh gosh I’m honestly running out of ways to describe how epic this guy is haha!!

Paul is an absolute gem and we love love love hosting him! He is not only super creative but he is also the king of portraits haha!

Paul is also just SO much fun to be around and is great company on the events. We had the pleasure of hosting him on our unthemed manor event last weekend, and already looking forward to hosting him on our next UK event, Mutiny, in June and Nevada in October. Roll on many more laughs and memories!!!

Summers Abroad

Paul has attended 2 more of our UK edition events since we last left him a reference - Lost World and then most recently Casino Royale.

We absolutely love hosting Paul on our events and always get so excited when he books on! He is just so friendly and has a great sense of humour, so instantly improves the overall atmosphere on the events!

Not only that but we are always absolutely blown away with his images from the events! He is SO creative and always manages to get something completely different to everyone else even though he is working on the same sets and the same models. Paul is such a talented photographer and we always look forward to seeing his results!

Highly recommended and can’t wait to host him on his next UK event with us :)

Summers Abroad

I honestly don’t even know where to start with this reference! Paul is one of our absolute favourite humans!!

We had the pleasure of hosting him in Nevada in 2019, and since then he has joined us on multiple UK events too, but the absolute cherry on the proverbial cake was hosting him in Namibia!

We were SO excited when he booked on this trip, as we just knew he would be such a laugh and great company - which when you’re spending that many hours in the car with someone is definitely a plus haha!! From making a bloody epic playlist between us to just spending hours gazing at the desert scenery he was the perfect company for it!

We honestly feel so lucky to have shared this experience with Paul. He was such a great travel companion - full of enthusiasm and creativity and constantly had a smile on his face. Travelling with people like that just makes all the difference and we can’t thank him enough for simply being a total legend! He played a huge part in making this event as incredible as it was and we have left with so many incredible memories because of it.

Roll on Nevada in October!!!

And if it isn’t obvious already - HIGHLY recommended!!!

Rachelle Summers

I absolutely LOVE working with Paul! I’ve worked with him not only on a 1-2-1 basis but several times on my events as well as just hosting him too!

Paul has great sense of humour and is super respectful, but also he is just fab to collaborate with! He will always show you the back of the camera so you can see what he is creating, and is willing to listen to any input you may have to help improve the image!

Paul has honestly taken some of my favourite images to date in my career so the fact he is such great company is just a Brucey bonus!! I really can’t recommend him more highly :)

Lucy Artmodel

Paul and I spent the better part of two weeks working together on the most recent Summer's Abroad event in Namibia!

I had an absolute ball getting to know and work with Paul over the course of our trip. Paul had so many cool and interesting ideas - he was always getting unique angles and such fabulous images. He is so enthusiastic about creating art, it becomes infectious.

We spent long hours in a car together and I very much enjoyed his company throughout the entire trip, such an easygoing person, fun to be around with a very positive attitude.

I'd work with Paul again in a heart-beat and am so excited to see the photos he posts from this trip. Super happy to have met and worked with this great person and can highly recommend him to others.

Ell Mae

Worked with Paul during a few different summers abroad events (I'm terrible at catching up with references haha). He's a great laugh to work with, really creative and gets some absolutely stunning shots. Always happy to see his name on the sheet :)

Hope to see you again soon! Definitely recommended.

2W Location

It was Paul's first visit to Two Wei but he soon settled in and got shooting. Paul brought some very creative lighting with him and managed to capture some very interesting and different looks in the spaces he chose to shoot - a first for these type of images taken here and we think they're great!

It was a pleasure to host Paul and we can certainly recommend him to others, especially those wishing to create something different for their portfolio.

Summers Abroad

Paul joined us on one of our UK events for the first time last weekend, on our ‘Artistic Licence’ event. There were multiple sets running across the weekend all based on reinvention of famous artwork, from high fashion to quirky beauty sets and lots of majestic and painterly styling, we created our own modern takes on the classics!

We had already hosted Paul on one of our abroad events back in 2019 before the world went mad, so we were super excited to host Paul in the UK as we knew he was great company and would get on well with everybody. Paul joined us for both days of the event and as expected got on with his shooting partner and all the models really well. He’s a super bubbly character and really friendly so is honestly a total dream for any event organiser to host.

We’re super excited to see his results from the weekend and if we don’t see him before we can’t wait to host him in Namibia later this year! Highly recommended by us :)

Summers Abroad

Paul joined us on his first ever photographic holiday, I'm so glad he chose Summers Abroad for his first trip and what a trip to start with - Las Vegas babyyyy!

Paul is absolutely fab! He is so down to earth and friendly and has a great sense of humour too. It was seriously awesome having him on the trip with us :D He was great company in the downtime and during shooting hours too!

And as for his images - holy cow!!! I adore his style of photography and from what I saw on the back of the camera I am absolutely blown away! Some of my favourite images from the entire 2 weeks and definitely some of my favourite headshots of me ever!

I can't wait to see some final images from him and I really hope he can join us in 2020 :D

Highly recommended!

Scarlot Rose

I've just had the most incredible time with Paul in Vegas on a Summers Abroad trip with Rachelle Summers! Paul was so lovely from the moment he arrived to the moment he left and its already not the same without him in the house! I thoroughly enjoyed shooting a wide variety of styles over the past few days - Paul is super good at giving direction to get the best shots but also very open to ideas and suggestions making any and every shoot we've had flow like clockwork and create some epic results! I had a flick through his images from the past few days and was super impressed with what I saw, seriously great shots in every single set and so many that i'm so proud to have been a part of!

I honestly can't recommend Paul enough and I really do hope we get more opportunities to shoot together again! A wonderful week and i'm so excited to see the results!

Thank you!!!!!

Scarlot :D

A Scorpion Residence said...

It was great to have the opportunity of welcoming Paul into my studio spaces for his first time on a studio day that I hosted with the amazing Artemis Fauna.

Paul is instantly likeable, with a friendly and professional personality. He has also worked with Artemis on a number of occasions previously and it was obvious that they had a great rapport. After a quick tour, I didn't see Paul again until the end of his shoot and everything seemed to go well with shoot spaces left, in pretty much the same way as when he arrived.

I've seen a few images so far that were shot here and I really like his creative style and uniqueness.

Paul is certainly welcome to return and is recommended! – Lee :-)

Artemis Fauna

Yaaaaay, I got to work with Paul again!!

This time, a few years (?) since the last we met at Scorpion Residence studio in Kettering.

After a good old natter and catch up we got shooting.

It's funny, we didn't have a mega plan as such, we just kinda shot away and it really worked! It's super easy working with Paul- he makes you feel comfortable and every time we shoot- we get great images.

We also shot a tiny bit of video- and even though we hadn't even talked about what we were doing...that worked too! I love it :D

So, yeah- another great shoot. Really hope we can work together again some time soon, UK, abroad- anywhere! Thank you Paul :)

Samantha Alexandra

Ive had so many shoots with Paul! But after not shooting together for what must of been at least 7 years, I was so happy yesterday when he took me to The Boardroom Studio! The conversation flowed and the pictures are AMAZING! Paul is such a talented photographer and i feel very lucky to work with him. Look forward to the next one!

Samantha A x

Joely

Paul booked 4 hours on my duo weekend with Sharon and what a breath of fresh air he turned out to be!! He was our last photographer at the end of 2 long days of shooting and just as we were starting to get tired in walked Paul with the most amazing brief for our shoot and totally lifted us. We spent an amazing 4 hours shooting a video, it was so much fun and while Paul gave us loads of direction and tips, he also let us go with the flow and take the lead. I loved every second of working with Paul and am so excited to see the final edit of the video. Thank you so much for being truly awesome :)

Rose Magdalene Child

This was I think my 3rd shoot with Paul and every time it never ceases to amaze me. Pre-shoot comms are always on point with discussions about ideas/music/wardrobe etc.

Paul is an exceptional videographer, producing films and short clips aswell as photography. He is very talented and I feel privileged to work with him.

On the day he was as down to earth and relaxed as ever even bringing healthy snacks for me to our shoot. We shot at Hallam Mill doing an 80s themed video, it was so much fun and the outcome is absolutely awesome!

Can't recommend him high enough and would work with him anytime in a breath :)

Thanks Paul,

Tillie x

Artemis Fauna

Another awesome shoot with Paul focusing on more video work. I got to be a bit weird this time though ;) Oooh yeaaah.

I danced to the Bee Gee's, got to pretend I had murdered someone, humped a lamp and played with a knife....just my kind of Saturday night!!

Paul is a gem- a totally lovely guy with buckets of creativity and talent. We talked 'life' over cookies and had such a great few hours. CAN'T wait to see how this one comes out...

Thank you, Paul :)

Artemis Fauna

I got to work with Paul again after quite a few years passing since the first time!

Paul booked myself and Tillie Feather together at my place on one of my duo days. We were going to make a slow motion video! Woo!

Video is pretty new to me but Paul talked us through ideas, how it would work and all the technical stuff too- very interesting! We had an absolute blast shooting it and even the small snippets on the camera looked EPIC.

I am over the moon with how well it went and I am bursting with excitement at the thought of seeing the final movie!!

Thank you so much Paul, will be seeing you again soon I am sure! :)